Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Sept 12: A core group headed by Chairman District Legal Services Authority Vinod Chatterji Koul (Pr. District & Sessions Judge, Kathua) organized a camp at temporary Rehabilitation Centre at Sheep Husbandry Hospital, Rajbagh in order to supervise the distribution of relief among flood victims in the district.
District Mobile Magistrate, SDM Hiranagar, Tehsildar Marheen, senior officers from revenue, CMO Kathua, Retainee Advocates, PLVs were also present alongwith the flood victim families.
Chairman DLSA listened to problems being faced by the flood victims and issued directions to the officials of Health Department to provide adequate medical facilities to the flood victims and also check spread of epidemic in the flood affected areas and rehabilitation centres.
Chairman DLSA with the help of Retained Advocates, PLVs under Legal Services Authority Act made operational a village legal care and support centre at the Rehabilitation Centre in order to provide legal assistance to the flood victims and to ensure that the relief should be extended to the flood victims in Toto.